FLY PATTERNS

No matter where you love to fish, here are our choices for the most productive fly patterns in the United States by region.

WESTERN

Pale Morning Dun (pmd)

March Brown

Blue Dun

Black Gnat

Damselfly Nymph

Blue Winged Olive (bwo)

Green or Gray Drake

Light Cahill

other Baetis patterns

NORTHEASTERN

Light Cahill

Adams or Parachute Adams

Black & Green Caddis

Light Cahill

Blue Winged Olive (bwo)

Black Ants

Hendrickson

Micky Finn Streamer

PMD

Quill Gordon

Slate Drake

SOUTHEASTERN

Ginger or Red Quill

Quill Gordon

March Brown

Light Cahill

Blue Winged Olive (bwo)

Irresistible

Black Gnat

Black Nose Dance Streamer

THE ROCKIES & MIDWESTERN STATES

Blue Dun

Blue Winged Olive (bwo)

Hendrickson

Gray Drake

Light Cahill

March Brown

Marabou Streamer

Red Quill

Pale Morning Dun (pmd)

San Juan Worm (black or red)

Stoneflies and their Nymphs

Zug Bug

Zonker

ALASKA

Wolly Bugger

White Zonker

Egg Sucking Leech

Adams

Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear

Royal Wulff

Renegade

Alaskabou

Black Gnat

Polar Shrimp

Pink Pollywog

Green Butt Skunk

Whether you are
fly fishing
for steelhead in Oregon, rainbow trout in Colorado, wild trout in Tennessee, or perhaps golden trout in New Mexico, you will need the right pattern to catch them.

Match the hatch whenever possible or try a woolybugger or stimulator pattern when all else fails. Everything depends on the region and time of year when choosing the right fly. If in doubt, it is wise to ask the local fly shop or guide for their opinion.

The greatest of fishing trips are preceded by lots of research, research, research. Now go have fun.